Civility in the Legal Profession – Including Florida

January 16, 2013 by

Cover of ABA Journal Jan 2013

The ABA Journal recently published an article about Civility and the Cost of Incivility in the legal profession. It is a shame that our industry must deal with this topic however it is good to see it garnering attention. The actual article is quite lengthy and addresses topics such as reasons for the apparent increase in civility issues in the legal industry, how some in the profession are responding to the issues, how some are using “Show Cause Hearings” in response to incivility, and Ethics or Professionalism Training. Some of the article addresses issues in Florida and changes made in the legal oath in response to civility situations.

At Mario, Gunde, Peters, Rhoden & Kelley we have a high standard of professionalism and expect not only our own attorneys and staff to conduct their business at this level but also expect our dealings with other firms, professionals, and clients to be of the highest possible level of civility.